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Residents of the Timber Lakes-Timber Ridge subdivision, located in The Woodlands area, put many belongings they couldn’t use any more due to the flooding on the curve for clean-up crews to pick them up.

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How To Save Flooded Family Heirlooms

Laurie Johnson

Posted on June 6, 2016 · After what feels like endless flooding, many Texans are now trying to save water-logged family heirlooms.

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Texas and California Share Water Woes: Too Much, or Too Little

Dave Fehling

Posted on May 30, 2016 · With all the rain we’ve been having, it may easy to forget that it wasn’t long ago we were in a drought. Texas still faces a long-term water problem that it shares with another big state.

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